US5367121A - Electronic musical instrument with minus-one performance function responsive to keyboard play - Google Patents

Electronic musical instrument with minus-one performance function responsive to keyboard play Download PDF

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US5367121A
US5367121A US08/000,630 US63093A US5367121A US 5367121 A US5367121 A US 5367121A US 63093 A US63093 A US 63093A US 5367121 A US5367121 A US 5367121A
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    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
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  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the inventive electronic musical instrument.
  • the electronic musical instrument is controlled by a CPU 1 to effect either manual or keyboard performance and automatic performance by operation of a keyboard 2 and a switch panel 3.
  • the automatic performance can be effected for a selected musical composition composed of plural parts.
  • This embodiment has minus-one function with respect to a melody part and an obbligato part.
  • a key event detecting circuit 2a is provided to detect a key event on the keyboard 2 to output a key code corresponding to a key-on event, together with a key-on signal indicative of key depression or a key-off signal indicative of key release.
  • INT 1 a counter for counting time value TM of the obbligato interval data
  • SNG a register for registering a song code selected in the automatic performance

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US5600082A (en) * 1994-06-24 1997-02-04 Yamaha Corporation Electronic musical instrument with minus-one performance responsive to keyboard play
US5866833A (en) * 1995-05-31 1999-02-02 Kawai Musical Inst. Mfg. Co., Ltd. Automatic performance system
US5777250A (en) * 1995-09-29 1998-07-07 Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Electronic musical instrument with semi-automatic playing function
US5777251A (en) * 1995-12-07 1998-07-07 Yamaha Corporation Electronic musical instrument with musical performance assisting system that controls performance progression timing, tone generation and tone muting
EA000572B1 (ru) * 1998-02-19 1999-12-29 Яков Шоел-Берович Ровнер Портативная музыкальная система для караоке и картридж для нее
US20050257666A1 (en) * 2002-07-10 2005-11-24 Yamaha Corporation Automatic performance apparatus
US7129406B2 (en) * 2002-07-10 2006-10-31 Yamaha Corporation Automatic performance apparatus
US20060247786A1 (en) * 2004-10-29 2006-11-02 Ball Robert J Modular total elbow prosthesis, humeral component and associated kit
US7449028B2 (en) * 2004-10-29 2008-11-11 Depuy Products, Inc. Modular total elbow prosthesis, humeral component and associated kit
US20090024221A1 (en) * 2004-10-29 2009-01-22 Ball Robert J Modular total elbow prosthesis, humeral component and associated kit
US20120255424A1 (en) * 2011-04-06 2012-10-11 Casio Computer Co., Ltd. Musical sound generation instrument and computer readable medium
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